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U.S. weapons help tighten noose on ISIS, but 1 ally isn't happy

CBS News

May 17, 2017

NEAR RAQQA, Syria -- A sniper kept his eye trained on the horizon as a
commander spoke into his radio. Moments later, they watched smoke rise
in the distance where a U.S.-led coalition airstrike had hit the village
of Telha, on the outskirts of Raqqa. CBS News correspondent Holly
Williams watched as the Kurdish fighters kept ISIS in their sights from a
forward position near the northern Syrian city, which is the
extremists' de-facto capital and last major urban bastion in Syria. The
Kurds are edging closer to Raqqa, where around 3,000 ISIS extremists are
thought to be dug in. The U.S. coalition attacks from the air, but
without the Kurdish militia on the ground, there would be no hope of
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Preakness Stakes betting odds for field after draw results

The
Preakness Stakes completed its draw Wednesday, announcing the gate
positions for Saturday's race. After a victorious showing in the
Kentucky Derby on May 6, Always Dreaming remains the favorite in the
Preakness after the draw. Always Dreaming has 4:5 odds, while Classic
Empire has the second-best odds at 3:1, according to the Preakness
Stakes Twitter account. The 10-horse field for the Preakness, held at
Pimlico in Baltimore, will be half the size of the field at this year's
Kentucky Derby. Exaggerator won the Preakness last year, after emerging
from the draw results with 3:1 odds. The ten horses for this year's race
and their odds are listed below:
Odds via the Preakness Stakes Twitter account.
Preakness 2017 Odds Always Dreaming — 4:5 Classic Empire — 3:1 Lookin at
Lee — 10:1Cloud Computing — 12:1Conquest Mo Money — 15:1Gunnevera —
15:1Hence — 20:1Multiplier — 30:1